Irish Soda Bread with Raisins

amiraspantry.com · 2025 · 16 Slices

Against 123 Irish soda bread recipes

Less buttermilk than 98% of recipes and more butter than 97%.

How it compares

Against the typical loaf: the median of 123 Irish soda bread recipes, per 100 g of flour.

Less buttermilk than 98% of recipes: 46% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 84%, about half as much.
More butter than 97% of recipes: 22% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 5.6%, about 4 times as much.

Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

1 cup raisins≈ 150 g
1 cup cold water≈ 237 g
4 cups + 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour (divided, used scoop and level method)≈ 516 g
3 Tablespoons granulated sugar≈ 38 g
1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
3 teaspoons baking powder≈ 14 g
1 teaspoon fine sea salt≈ 6 g
1 stick unsalted butter (chilled)≈ 113 g
1 ⅔ buttermilkn/a
1 large egg (room temperature)≈ 50 g

flour 516 gbatter 1129 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 123 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

Nearest by baker's percentages: buttermilk, baking soda, butter, sugar, egg, salt.